23 January 2017 hosting Colchester WriteNight

25 February 2017 The Enemies Project spoken word collaboration at RichMix 

February 2017 Publication of Gold Adornments and other stories, Patrician Press

3 March 2017 Essex Book Festival – hosting WriteNight event

15 March 2017 Patrician Press launch of Refugees and Peacekeepers at Wivenhoe Bookshop

18 March Essex Book Festival Authors Event with Patrician Press

 

 

 

27 March hosting Colchester WriteNight

24 April hosting Colchester WriteNight The Lyric Issue with University of Essex LiFTs Adrian May as special guest

 

 

 

27 April reading and chatting at ‘meet the authors’ event at Red Lion Books. With Stephen May, hosted by Anthony Roberts, organised by Jo Coldwell

 

 

 

22 May hosting The Art Issue at Colchester WriteNight and our new venue Firstsite gallery

 

 

26 June hosting Pure Ed Gold at Colchester WriteNight – looking the pictures and stories of Ed Gold’s exhibition at Firstsite to inspire our own storywriting

July 2017 Felixstowe Book Festival – running Short Fiction Workshop and reading at the evening open mic event with Mark Brayley

24 July hosting Colchester WriteNight

9 September reading at the launch of Creel 3, an anthology or writing by University of Essex LiFTs students at Wivenhoe Bookshop

25 September hosting Colchester WriteNight – The Photo Session

16 October reading at the University of Essex Lifts department, Creel 3 anthology launch

23 October hosting an A L Kennedy Colchester WriteNight at Firstsite!!!!

November is NaNoWriMo – Colchester WriteNight host ‘write-ins’ on Saturdays at Firstsite

16 December Colchester WriteNight‘s annual birthday/Christmas bash – readings and partying!